Grafic on board and voodoo2 e possibile

[goriath]

Hello again!

Yup, mipmap error...now it is more clear.

Try to unzip proper glide2x file to your c:\windows\system32 folder: LINK

Are you using SLI Voodoo2 mismatched pair? If you are using two identical Voodoo2 for SLI configuration, you can install any driver set without problems. Otherwise if you are trying to use two different Voodoo2 under WinXP, you must install Koolsmoky's XP Voodoo2 driver...

If you have two Voodoo2 from different manufacturer, can you tell me brand name of both cards?

Any way, i will give you another useful support link (the most probably..):

Setting up Two Voodoo2's in SLI (Scan Line Interleave)

Here you should find answers to all your problem...

As usually, if support is still needed, you can ask again and we will try to do our best helping you;)

(And who will help me and my terrible english??..hehe )



Questo messaggio è stato aggiornato da goriath il 26/10/2005  alle ore  02:19:34

[david]

this error ( mipmap ... )do when i use one or both voodoo 2,
1 - is Creative 12 mb
2 - is Orchid 12 mb
this download in LINK will do tomorow , because now i'm not at home,
thanks for your help,
in Quake2 you can choose screen solution in video ( softver, open gl, 3dfxgl or power gl )
I choose 3dfx gl ?
I find d this in web:
( How do I adjust the amount of system memory allocated to the onboard video?
Go into the BIOS setup (hit DELETE key while system is booting up) and go into Integrated Peripherals / SiS OnChip PCI Device / System Share Memory Size. You can select 4, 8, 16, 32,64 or 126MB. )
In my PC is 64 - is this important ?
i have total ram : 2 x 128 MB = 256

[goriath]

this error ( mipmap ... )do when i use one or both voodoo 2,
1 - is Creative 12 mb
2 - is Orchid 12 mb

Ok this means you probably must use Koolsmoky driver set for WinXP...Any way first, try again with FastVoodoo2 4.0 XP GE; sometimes, Voodoo2 that follow reference board design (in your case both Voodoo2 from Orchid and Creative should follow reference board; have both cards double-side ram or one of them have ram chips only on one side of the board?), are able going in SLI mode with this driver set as well...Otherwise Koolsmoky will be your last chance...

 

in Quake2 you can choose screen solution in video ( softver, open gl, 3dfxgl or power gl )
I choose 3dfx gl ?

You should be able to choose both openGL and 3dfxGL rendering modes...

 

I find d this in web:
( How do I adjust the amount of system memory allocated to the onboard video?
Go into the BIOS setup (hit DELETE key while system is booting up) and go into Integrated Peripherals / SiS OnChip PCI Device / System Share Memory Size. You can select 4, 8, 16, 32,64 or 126MB. )
In my PC is 64 - is this important ?
i have total ram : 2 x 128 MB = 256

Right info, but not useful concerning Voodoo2 SLI setup:)



Questo messaggio è stato aggiornato da goriath il 26/10/2005  alle ore  02:21:46

[david]

Thanks for help, i put glide2x file in system and now game Quake 2
Work well like the old time in old pc,
Maybe I make mistake, because i change in game video ¨driver setting ¨ :
Have 4 validates :
( Softver, default openGl, 3dfx  opengl and power vr  opengl )

And ¨video mode ¨ ( 320 240, 400 300, 512 384, 840 480, 800 600, 960 720, 1074 864, 1152 864, 1280 960, 1800 1200 )

Before i change softver to 3dfx opengl and game is not god – not nice picture and error :
( gr.Text downloadmipmap:mipmap cannot span 2 Mbte boudary )
Now i put file in system,
And now I let driver in : softver,
But change video mode to 800 x 600 and Quake2 work well and splendid picture.

( grafic on board and Sli mode voodoo2 )
once again thank for help.

Is important to change in bios amount of system memory allocated to the onboard video : now is 64 mb to 128 mb or less to 32 mb.

Is better to have more or less mb in bios ?
What is different to have 8 mb or 128 mb ?

(And who will help me and my god - terrible english?? ..hehe ):-)))

[goriath]

So summarizing:

Now, you are using FastVoodoo2 4.0 XP GE. After replacement of glide2x in your system root, now you can play Quake2 in 3dfxGL mode at 800x600...right?

Well, if you install in your system the other Voodoo2 now, you will get performance boost up to 1024x768 screen resolution trough SLI mode

Concerning amount of system memory allocated to the onboard video: this setting allow you to choose how much ram of your system memory (central RAM) must be reserved to video operations. If you choose to have 64MB, you will get graphic card with 64MB...if you choose 128MB, you will get 128MB for your VGA. What is the best?...it depends of you. More RAM you will reserve for VGA, less RAM you will get for system basic operations and viceversa. You must find right compromise, based on your video/system requirements;)



Questo messaggio è stato aggiornato da goriath il 27/10/2005  alle ore  03:59:30

[david]

yes,4.0 ge xp:
i let driver to softver, if i change driver to open gl or 3dfx not work, just work driver in softver,i i change to powergl, not wok message: miss sgl.dll
how do i now it is work voodoo2 or in sli mode ?
Quake2 game work in resolution 1200 x 760 .
but driver is automatic on : softver

[goriath]

!

Sorry, I did not understand what you said first! So now you use Software Mode as graphics rendering...That is wrong! If you install 3dfx graphics card, you MUST play with games in fully 3D hardware acceleration by 3dfx:h

So it is my fault; I assumed you already installed a standalone openGL driver:h Now you need MesaFX;)

First of all
Download MesaFX 6.2.0.1

After download, follow installation instruction here:

MesaFX Installation with Voodoo2/Voodoo2 SLI cards

Let me know;)

[david]

done , download mesa FX,download in file quake,  but game stil driver in softver, not in 3dfx opengl ? maybe is game to old ,
maybe you know some old better game to improve that ?
please, give me a link some game,which work well in Sli mode :- )

[goriath]

Ok, try to repeat installation:

1) Replace again glide3x.dll (from ...MesaFX-6.2.0.1/Voodoo2 folder) in ...Windows/System32 folder.

2) Replace glide2x.dll again (unzip it from ...glide2x_radeon.zip that you downloaded) in ...Windows/System32 folder.

3) Replace opengl32.dll again (from ...MesaFX-6.2.0.1 main root) in Quake2 main folder.

4) Now reboot your system and try to lunch Quake2 again.

I am telling you this, because I noticed that glide dll files (glide2x/3x) HAVE to be replaced both (and TOGETHER) in the same time, first to reboot system. So, if you are installing new glide3x.dll version, you have to replace also glide2x.dll (yeah, you will rewriting the same file!) and viceversa...Glide dll (2x/3x) are strictly linked, like brothers

If game still will not work, try to use GL driver (wickedGL) but however Quake2 HAVE to run in 3dfx rendering mode because it CAN!

Another good game nice to try with Voodoo2 and Voodoo2 SLI 3D graphics accelerators is Quake3 ARENA, of course. Right now I am playing it with my two Voodoo2 in SLI mode and mesaFX 6.2.0.1 and it works great!



Questo messaggio è stato aggiornato da goriath il 30/10/2005  alle ore  21:05:48

Questo messaggio è stato aggiornato da goriath il 30/10/2005  alle ore  21:07:20

[david]

download demo : Quake3 Arena from:
http://www.gamesload.it/download/last_generation/quake_3_arena_download.htm
is nesesary something to download like in Quake for example  - MesaFx ?
(  Ok, try to repeat installation:

1) Replace again glide3x.dll (from ...MesaFX-6.2.0.1/Voodoo2 folder) in ...Windows/System32 folder.

2) Replace glide2x.dll again (unzip it from ...glide2x_radeon.zip that you downloaded) in ...Windows/System32 folder.

3) Replace opengl32.dll again (from ...MesaFX-6.2.0.1 main root) in Quake2 main folder.

4) Now reboot your system and try to lunch Quake2 again. )


Questo messaggio è stato aggiornato da david il 01/11/2005  alle ore  02:53:21